In Madoff Asset Search, Wife's Worth Adds Intrigue

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Her husband is the one accused of the biggest fraud in Wall Street history, but Ruth Madoff's name also keeps coming up in investigators' pursuit of assets linked to Bernard Madoff.

From mailing more than $1 million worth of jewelry and watches in violation of a court order, to withdrawing $15.5 million before his Dec. 11 arrest and an attempt to separate $70 million in her assets from his purported fraud, Ruth Madoff has added intrigue to the case.

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In Madoff Asset Search, Wife's Worth Adds Intrigue

Married to the accused swindler for nearly 50 years, Ruth Madoff played no formal role at her husband's company and has not been accused of any wrongdoing, but the revelations have raised eyebrows among those...

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